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A kinetic theory has been developed to enable electron energy distributions to be derived when a strong magnetic field is present. The computational techniques involved are emphasised and illustrated by examples taken from probes on the toroidal machine Blaamann.
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Demidov, V.I., Ratynskaia, S.V., Armstrong, R. et al. The analysis of probe I–V characteristics in the presence of a magnetic field. Czech J Phys 48 (Suppl 2), 275–280 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10582-998-0054-4
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